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atonement

(ətoʊnmənt)

uncountable noun

If you do something as an atonement for doing something wrong, you do it to show that you are sorry.

[formal]

He is working for the world's poor as a personal atonement for his part in the war. [+ for]

True guilt is characterized by a readiness to make atonement for having done wrong.

Synonyms: amends, payment, compensation, satisfaction More Synonyms of atonement

atonement in British English

(əˈtəʊnmənt)

noun

satisfaction, reparation, or expiation given for an injury or wrong

2. (often capital) Christian theology

the reconciliation of humankind with God through the life, sufferings, and sacrificial death of Christ

the sufferings and death of Christ

3. Christian Science

the state in which the attributes of God are exemplified in humankind

4. obsolete

reconciliation or agreement

Word origin

C16: from Middle English phrase at onement in harmony

atonement in American English

(əˈtoʊnmənt)

noun

the act of atoning

satisfaction given for wrongdoing, injury, etc.; amends; expiation

3. Obsolete

agreement or reconciliation

Idioms:

the Atonement

Examples of 'atonement' in a sentence
atonement

I mean to destroy the Phaeton, and in this act of atonement to hasten the removal of the anti-ice curse from Earth.On another day, I might have been lucky even to be shown his body, and that only in atonement.As a pilgrimage of humility, as the beginning of an act of atonement.

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atonement

film

(noun) in the sense of amends

Definition

something done to make amends for wrongdoing

True guilt is marked by a willingness to make atonement.

Synonyms

amends

payment

compensation

The present she left him was no compensation for her absence.

satisfaction

Buyers have the right to go to court and demand satisfaction.

redress

a legal battle to seek some redress from the government

reparation

a demand amongst victims for some sort of reparation

restitution

The victims are demanding full restitution.

penance

carrying out acts of penance for his sins

The penance imposed on her proved light.

recompense

He demands no financial recompense for his troubles.

expiation (formal)

a rite of expiation for their sins

propitiation

Additional synonyms

in the sense of compensation

Definition

the act of making amends for something

The present she left him was no compensation for her absence.

Synonyms

recompense,

amends,

reparation,

restitution,

atonement

in the sense of expiation

a rite of expiation for their sins

Synonyms

amends,

redemption,

redress,

atonement,

penance,

shrift (archaic)

in the sense of penance

Definition

voluntary self-punishment to make amends for a sin

carrying out acts of penance for his sinsThe penance imposed on her proved light.

Synonyms

atonement,

punishment,

penalty,

reparation,

expiation (formal),

sackcloth and ashes,

self-punishment,

self-mortification

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单词	atonement
释义	Trends of atonement View usage for: atonement (ətoʊnmənt) uncountable noun If you do something as an atonement for doing something wrong, you do it to show that you are sorry. [formal] He is working for the world's poor as a personal atonement for his part in the war. [+ for] True guilt is characterized by a readiness to make atonement for having done wrong. Synonyms: amends, payment, compensation, satisfaction More Synonyms of atonement atonement in British English (əˈtəʊnmənt) noun 1. satisfaction, reparation, or expiation given for an injury or wrong 2. (often capital) Christian theology a. the reconciliation of humankind with God through the life, sufferings, and sacrificial death of Christ b. the sufferings and death of Christ 3. Christian Science the state in which the attributes of God are exemplified in humankind 4. obsolete reconciliation or agreement Word origin C16: from Middle English phrase at onement in harmony atonement in American English (əˈtoʊnmənt) noun 1. the act of atoning 2. satisfaction given for wrongdoing, injury, etc.; amends; expiation 3. Obsolete agreement or reconciliation Idioms: the Atonement Examples of 'atonement' in a sentence atonement I mean to destroy the Phaeton, and in this act of atonement to hasten the removal of the anti-ice curse from Earth. Baxter, Stephen ANTI-ICE (2001) On another day, I might have been lucky even to be shown his body, and that only in atonement. various & introduction by Deirdre Chapman A ROOMFUL OF BIRDS - SCOTTISH SHORT STORIES 1990 (2001) As a pilgrimage of humility, as the beginning of an act of atonement. Robert Silverberg VALENTINE PONTIFEX (2001) Word lists with atonement film (noun) in the sense of amends Definition something done to make amends for wrongdoing True guilt is marked by a willingness to make atonement. Synonyms amends payment compensation The present she left him was no compensation for her absence. satisfaction Buyers have the right to go to court and demand satisfaction. redress a legal battle to seek some redress from the government reparation a demand amongst victims for some sort of reparation restitution The victims are demanding full restitution. penance carrying out acts of penance for his sins The penance imposed on her proved light. recompense He demands no financial recompense for his troubles. expiation (formal) a rite of expiation for their sins propitiation Additional synonyms in the sense of compensation Definition the act of making amends for something The present she left him was no compensation for her absence. Synonyms recompense, amends, reparation, restitution, atonement in the sense of expiation a rite of expiation for their sins Synonyms amends, redemption, redress, atonement, penance, shrift (archaic) in the sense of penance Definition voluntary self-punishment to make amends for a sin carrying out acts of penance for his sinsThe penance imposed on her proved light. Synonyms atonement, punishment, penalty, reparation, expiation (formal), sackcloth and ashes, self-punishment, self-mortification Nearby words of atonement atmospheric atom atone atonement atop atrocious atrocity Synonyms of 'atonement' atonement Explore 'atonement' in the dictionary
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